So… I know that I originally wrote my meager little post about the new year. But then I got to thinking WAIT. NEW DECADE! So here goes, a run down of what the 2000′s held for me! The beginning reads like a resume, but after that it seems like… a cheat sheet for a blind date? I’ve been blogging for the better part of a decade (I started in 2003 but my several months of writing got lost)!
School
-William Logan Stephens Middle School, June 2000
-Robert A. Millikan High School, June 2004 (Cross Country, Orchestra)
-Long Beach City College, AA in Liberal Education, June 2006
-University of California, Los Angeles, BA in American Literature and Culture, June 2008 (IVBCF, CSO’s)
-Teacher Education Program, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA, Teaching Credential in English Education, 2009
-TEP, GSEIS, UCLA continued work toward my Masters in Education, on track to finish in June 2010.
Work
-Maritz Research, Long Beach, CA, 2003
-Coldstone Creamery, Long Beach, CA, 2004-2005
-It’s a Grind, Lakewood, CA, 2005-2006
-Kerkhoff Coffeehouse, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2006
-CSO, UC Police Department, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2006-2009
-Intern, 826LA, Venice, CA 2007
-Teacher, Greendot!, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
Love Life
-3 boyfriends: Nate (met at church), Freddy (met at LBCC), Andrew (met at UCLA).
-1st kiss
-1st date
-Prom
-1st time traveling with S.O.
-1st time celebrating holidays with S.O. & family
-Falling in love! (Andrew, May 2008-Present)
Travels
Within the State
-Yosemite (climbed half-dome)
-Mt. Palomar
-San Diego
-San Francisco
-Berkeley
-Mammoth
-Stanford area (menlo park, atherton, portola valley, cupertino)
-Santa Barbara
-San Luis Obispo
-Monterey
-Chico
Within the Country
-New York, NY
-Newark, NJ
-New Haven, CT
-St. Louis, MO
-Portland, OR
-Newberg, OR
-Las Vegas, NV
-Grand Canyon and Sedona, AZ
-Park City and Salt Lake City, UT
-Houston, TX
-(Walt Disney World) Orlando, FL
Abroad
-Guatemala
-Cambodia
-Thailand
-China
Spiritual Involvement
-Long Beach Friends Church 2000-2009
-Urbana 2009
-Invervarsity Christian Fellowship, UCLA 2006-2009
-Evergreen Baptist Church, 2009
Phases and Interests
-Concerts/Shows (intensified from 2003-2005, but still an interest in 2009)
-Punk… pop-punk awkward phase (2002-2003!)
-Disneyland (2006-2009)
-…Partying (is it necessary to post this here?) it was a phase in overdrive in (2007-2008)
-Going out (clubs and bars) 2005-2009
-Eating out (2004-2009)
-Running (2000-2003, 2008-2009 sporadically)
-UCLA football (2007-2009)
-Reading! (2000-2009)
-Webdesign, Messageboards, blogging for an “audience” (2002-2006)
Significant Friends!
-I started making a list, but I decided it would be awkward
Notable Losses
-Esther Bennet (Great Aunt)
-Catherine Hamm (Grandma)
-Robert Hamm (Uncle)
-Isaac Sward (friend’s precious baby boy)
Living Situations
-Chestnut Ave, Long Beach, CA, Parents and Brother, 2000-2002
-Magnolia Ave, Long Beach, CA, Parents and Brother, 2002-2005
-Dollar St, Lakewood, CA, Parents, 2006
-Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA, Kimberly, Kendra, and Silvia, 2006-2007
-Landfair Ave, Los Angeles, CA, Shannon, Michelle, Anna, Jeanne, Thao, 2007-2009
-Clarington Ave, Los Angeles, CA, Anna, 2009
-Current Residence, Long Beach, CA, Parents, 2006-2009 (secondary residence)/October 2009-present (primary residence)
Decisions
Best decision made: attending UCLA
Worst decision made: October-December 2007
Thank God for a decade of joy and opportunities, despite seasons of confusion, regret, remorse.
I have learned so much.
